diff --git a/deployment/apache/apache-baremetal-puppet.j2.yaml b/deployment/apache/apache-baremetal-puppet.j2.yaml
index 34947a6fa7..5bed86392c 100644
--- a/deployment/apache/apache-baremetal-puppet.j2.yaml
+++ b/deployment/apache/apache-baremetal-puppet.j2.yaml
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ parameters:
     default: ''
     description: Override the private key size used when creating the
                  certificate for this service
+  ApacheTimeout:
+    type: number
+    default: 90
+    description: The timeout in seconds for Apache, which defines duration
+                 Apache waits for I/O operations
 
 conditions:
   key_size_override_set:
@@ -93,6 +98,7 @@ outputs:
             apache::trace_enable: 'Off'
             apache::server_signature: 'Off'
             apache::server_tokens: 'Prod'
+            apache::timeout: {get_param: ApacheTimeout}
             apache::mod::prefork::maxrequestworkers: { get_param: ApacheMaxRequestWorkers }
             apache::mod::prefork::serverlimit: { get_param: ApacheServerLimit }
             apache::mod::remoteip::proxy_ips:
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/apache-timeout-d61a3910ce7dc162.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/apache-timeout-d61a3910ce7dc162.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2608986abe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/apache-timeout-d61a3910ce7dc162.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The new ``ApacheTimeout`` parameter has been added, which determines
+    the timeout used for IO operations in Apache.